— Blog Review, Blogging, Healthy Living, Lifestyle, Review —

Blog Review: ‘Kayla in the City’ by Kayla Kleinman

April 1, 2016
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Name: Kayla Kleinman Blog Reviewed: Kayla in the City Her favourite post: http://www.kaylainthecity.com/2015/11/17/7-reasons-start-blog/ Launched almost five years ago, Kayla’s corner of the blogosphere is a minimalist black, light blue, and dark fuchsia on white fitness blog focused on making healthy easy and approachable.  If you are wondering who this person is to have a fitness… Read More Blog Review: ‘Kayla in the City’ by Kayla Kleinman

— Book Review, Fiction, Review, Women's Fiction —

Book Review: ‘In The Context of Love’, by Linda K. Sienkiewicz

March 31, 2016
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About the author: Linda K. Sienkiewicz is a published poet and fiction writer, cynical optimist, fan of corgis, tea drinker, and wine lover from Michigan. Her poetry, short stories, and art have been published in more than fifty literary journals, including Prairie Schooner, Clackamas Literary Review, Spoon River, and Permafrost. She received a poetry chapbook… Read More Book Review: ‘In The Context of Love’, by Linda K. Sienkiewicz

— Community, Community Building, Media, TV —

Community-Building and Friendship in the Era of Friends and The Big Bang Theory

March 29, 2016
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A community is in part defined by the relationships that binds its inhabitants. More specifically, the number of relationships, their nature, and their quality will have a big influence on the life the community. Both Friends and The Big Bang Theory have given millions of fans something that seems to be, on screen, very healthy:… Read More Community-Building and Friendship in the Era of Friends and The Big Bang Theory

— Media, Personal Development —

Are the Spice Girls an Unhealthy Media that Should be Purged from My Media Diet?

March 29, 2016
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The rumours that were floating around last week about a potential Spice Girls reunion made me of course reach for my cassette tape and pop in their tape navigate to Emi Music’s YouTube page. As I worked along to the infectious rhythms of the girl bands’ various songs, I sent the link to the “Spice… Read More Are the Spice Girls an Unhealthy Media that Should be Purged from My Media Diet?

— Alternative, Music Review, Punk, Review, Rock —

Music Review: Magnificent Birds of Prey – ‘Kaleidoscope’

March 28, 2016
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Magnificent Birds of Prey are releasing their new album next month, the 11-track Kaleidoscope. Carl Kunz Jr. (guitar and vocals), Chris LaFrancis (bass, synths, and backing vocals), Joel Adams (drums and percussion), and Lyle Kelch Jr. (vocals and guitar) have put together what can be loosely described as an alternative rock album with heavy punk… Read More Music Review: Magnificent Birds of Prey – ‘Kaleidoscope’

— Electronic, Music Review, Pop, Review —

Music Review: no:carrier – ‘Ghosts of the West Coast’

March 28, 2016
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Today’s music review focuses on San Francisco’s electro noire pop duo no:carrier who set out to explore the darker side of California in their new EP, Ghosts of the West Coast, by covering Golden Coast-themed songs in a melodic setting very different from their original one. Each track is sung by a different guest vocalist… Read More Music Review: no:carrier – ‘Ghosts of the West Coast’